The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-25

N. C., cons'd a. LOO North'n Pac. pref d,ls
=. c. Brown con. IoefS Pacific Mail 55l4
Tenn, settle't3's-- IS Reading - as
virxinia. eonsol'd. e Rich. Danville 10
Chesapeake Il Ohio IA Rich & West PIT 3l4
Northwestern lssls Rock Island 1914
Delaware i Lack. issR st. Paul pref'd. lssls
East Tennessee I4Is Tenn Coal & Iron. $50
Lake Shore. ss4 Union Pacific. *
Louisville * Nash Sis New Jersey Cen. s1s
Memphis x Char. 81 Missouri Pacific. HOS
Mobile & Ohio l51S Western Union IA
Cotton Seed Oil Tr-- 5l1s-
The opening at the Stock Exchange was firm
this morning, with advances over last even
ing's close extending To u per cent Texas
Pacific was important exception, being
down 81 business only moderate, and
soon became DUH, and while the general list
remained steady in the early dealings Fort
oped considerable weakness Missouri Pacific
also became heavy later, and the general list
moved on slowly upon increased business.
duh. with IA somewhat trmer tone, and so re-
manned until the last hour, when there was a
ton, Jersey Central showing marked strength
The close. however, was dull and barely steady
at irregular changes from opening prices
Total sales: 55,taU shares
Cotton
NEW YORK May 24--Green x Co.'S report
| on cotton futures says: The movement
has been free and the tone buOyant, with the
demand directed principally toward Septem-
| Der and October, ON which there was a gain of
| La ID points, with other options showing only
| 6fs1 points advance The stimulus to the de-
| mand was thought To he found in the belief of
| n scarcity of old cotton, with prospects that
buyers wants were likely to be greater dur
4 ing the early fall than at any other period A
side sources ON investment orders, but there
| was also some local buying as well as covering
| against the short interest not before known to
i exist.
/ Afternoon report-Cotton- receipts, :;
gross l Futures ei3 9 hrm and ~ , stea 90
July, 10 ola 10 tr., August, 10 tN 10 %; Septem
Der, 10 s.@el0 80; October, 10 5,5l0 z, No
/ vember, 10 6GelO Vi, December, DDlOOl JAN
Cotton steady sales, 24e; Uplands, IL Lie;
/ Orleans, ll14; net receipts, !. 5ss; exports To
Great BRITAIN =: To France, y +; to the
Continent. 2,sis; to the Channel, =; stock,
| ;&4, ssi3.
and without quorabIe change; Uplands, 5 flI
Orleans I3-l6 sales, 5000; speculation and ex-
1 July 5 4s-6i; July-August, ) 5I-d4: August
! September. 5 5a-64: observation-disclosures 4l-64
as 4e-6t; October-November, 1904; Septem-
< Der, 5S64-
| General Markets.
| CHICAGO, May 2i.-LOcal rains and show
| cry condition generally increased the number
| of realiZers at the opening of the market this
morning. Heavy receipts of wheat-4lO cars
| a very large share of which came in over the
ami INSTRUMENTATION Roads bore M apparantiv'
the prediction that the recent rail cut ON the
| big grangers was going To bring good supply
of Northwest wheat here ut once, and this, too,
had weakening effect on prices The crowd
4 was very bearish and determined to sell June
| wheat. liz currently reported and gen
orally credited among them that the clique
| were unloading June and changing to the July
| option, consequently there was a disposition To
| sell the former and buy the latter, and July
| really became the more active option June
| wheat opened at sec, dropped Immediately to
| ssI4c, and recovered gradually to ss14c. where
il held steady for some time. Toward midday
il again declined To Sc, at which point the
clique came in with buying orders for the first
| time in the dpy. They took everything offered
at ssc, and did not allow the market to go be-
hat, mar n he mn
ing session June ranged between ~ and Ss14c,
| with trading feiriy active IN June, June, July
July opened at Sc and sold on two points dur
| ing the day, closing at SIC.
Trading in corn was heavier than for several
| months Ream bought nearly million bushels
| carly and there were also scattering buyers of
4OI6c for July and sold down to 4OI4 i'm the first
| hours trading. and afterwards to 40c, at which
| figure il closed for the day
| Provisions Were weak all day July ribs
started at SEQ and closed AT SD July lard
Cash quotations were: Flour dull, neglected
No Spring Wheat s714c; No. red, ss1ac
No Corn, 3; No: Oats, ~ Mess Pork
0e1-la Dry salted shoulders, boxed, $40
@5-.0; short clear sides, boxed. s.-ast. 10
3sssc- june, ssssc. Oats-May 2:yl4 July, aSis
July, s6.55. short kibs-May, sis; July
NEW YORK. May 24.-Southern Flour quiet
4
| Mo- red May, s6lsdsS5s July 9Ssssn9.1s
Corn steady and lsst14c lower: No. 2, May, A..
July 4Sssft4sss. Oats l,6t1s lower-mixed West
ern, 3tft.B; No. >, May, Sp4 cJuly, 3}Isd:EI .-l6
Hops quiet. Coffee-far Rio quiet at -; No.
Rio active but lower-May, $3.50; June
Sls.0sdt 1916. July Sls.4Ofbls.sO. Sugar firm
Molasses quiet and steady-JO test, -. Ric,
quiet Cotton Seed Oil, ;sEt;4 for crude; 40 fol
refined. Resin quiet at Sl-22IsGI 211a. Tur
| pentine duh at 3l4G151s- Hides firm bu
| quiet-New Orleans selected, A. and "a pounds
s1e@ To- Texas selected, 10 Wool steady bu
| quiet-dOmestic fleece, asftS.; pulled, 1:sfS:S4
| Texas, st1.i- Pork dull and weakness, Sl5-2.
1880 for old, SlU1l625 for new. Beef dull
| Nidsiles dull weak and nominal. Lard a shade
| lower and dull-Western steam, S697Is: June
4 S6.s66l6.ss; July, S9t6d1U. Freights steady
cotton l-6l; wheat, 2jsd-
ST. Louis, May 2i.-FIour quiet but steady
Wheat weak and lower-No. red, cash, 81
May and June, s54@s6zs, Corn lower an.
weak-cash, :ssS4: July, 3.1s6t513s- Oats dull
but frm-csish ss1s; June, q. Whisky steady
at S105.
Provisions steady and firm. Pork, old mess
Sl4-U, Irregular new, $3.50 Lard, S495. Dry
| salt meats, boxed, shoulders $3.50 /; long clear
$40, clear rib, 81 .; short clear, S7.331s Ia
boxed shoulders, S6f6.25; long clear anC
ribs, S7.s51t1.95; short clear, IS Is1.ses5 Ham.
steady at Sl1.25d n.40-
NEW ORLEANS, May 24--Coffee-common t.
prime, ls1.12l- Rice firm Other articles un
changed.